All eyes this weekend will be on the Sussex Schools cross-country teams who will be making the journey to Wollaton Park, Nottingham for the English Schools cross country. Performances at last week’s National championhips cannot really be used as a guide for success as the age groupings are slightly different. Ben Martin (Seaford Head), who […]
Emanuel and Grice head for Portland
Two of the three Sussex winners from last weekend’s British Indoor Championships will be boarding the plane for America later this month to compete in the World Indoor Championships. Both Charlie Grice (Brighton Phoenix) and Lee Emanuel from Hastings have been selected to don the Great Britain vest later this month. Both athletes retained their […]
Izzie Brown leaps 1.78. – – Brighton Half-marathon
Chichester’s Izzie Brown won the Mountain West Conference Indoor high jump championships at Albuquerque at the weekend. There were 24 finalists with 9 still in at 1.75. Brown cleared 1.78 at her second attempt to take the gold medal on countback and this is her first Conference title. This effort lifts the Chichester athlete to […]
Busy teachers as cross country season reaches its peak.
It is a busy few weeks for teachers involved with the Sussex Schools AA as they prepare for the highlight of the winter season, the English Schools Cross Country Championships to be held at Wollaton Park, Nottingham on 5 March. The teams to represent the County at this event have now been selected and are […]
Tremendous Day for Brighton Phoenix
The Brighton Phoenix club had a tremendous second day at the British Indoor trials and Championships at Sheffield on Sunday winning two gold medals and one silver. Seventeen year old Brighton College rugby player come athlete was one of the most promising young athletes on show all weekend and twice he drew the outside lane […]
Top Ten for Martin at Nationals.
A sparkling run from Lewes athlete Ben Martin gave Sussex their only Top Ten placing in the National Cross-country Championships at Donnington Park on Saturday. Lucky seven was the number for Martin who is not even the County champion yet he turned in the run of his life in the U15 race against some four […]